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No. 24218. HCĦBAXO ARWASEIN HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1936.
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The small son of the house was entertaining a visitor until his mother came in. "My baby sister can say some words very well. She can almost talk."
"How nice!" responded the visi- tor. "And what words are they?" "I don't know. I've never heard
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Lord Hewart, the Lord Chief Justice of England. gave some examples of legal problems wher speaking at the annual dinner of the Chartered Institute of Patent
Agenta.
"It does not often 'fall to my lot to try patent cares" he said. "I am far more frequently concerned with the question, of a ataonary car coming into collision with another stationary motor rar. when each was on its proper side, well lighted, and was keeping good look-out "* -
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H.M.S. Repulse
London, March 4.
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TUESDAY, MARCH 31 Anniversaries and · Holidays. St. Benjamin, Deacon. M.
Cinemas
The battle cruiser Repulse. Cap. tain J, H. Godfrey, will shortly re- ceive her balance crew and wül prepare for sea to join the Med terranean Fleet in accordance with King's: A Tale Of Two Cities." au arrangement announced by the Queen's:-"Stars Over Broadway.” First Lord a year ago. The Re Central:"Chinese Picture." pulse was commissioned for trials Oriental:-"Les Miserab.es." and service on January 9 with a Portsmouth crew. She had been cut of commnission since April 1.; 1633, and has since been recons. tructed and modernized. at a cost of about £1,377,000
The concentration in the Eastern
Word:-The Phantom Empire...
alhambra:—"A Tale Of Two
Cities." Majestic: The Traveling Sales-
lady."
Stur: The Whole Town's Talk-
ing."
Mediterranean has deferred the
Meetings, Kowloon Chess Club, taking in hand of her sister-ship.5.30 p.m.; Annua, of Hongkong the Renown, which was to have Automobile Association, in Mes.rs. paid off into dockyard control at
Jardine Matheson's Board Room,
Portsmouth last month, for large repairs. A sum of £127,700 as a Arst instalment towards the cost was included in the 1935 Navy Estimates. On January 14 last, however, the Renown arrived at Alexandria for duty in place of the Revenge, which had left for home.
EQUIPMENT DEPARTMENT Commander A' M. Bingemann,
5.30 pm
Miscellaneous-Matshed Church Ladies' Sewing Bee, 10 am. Ro- tary Tin. Hongkong Hote; H 2 the Governor lays Foundation stone of New Anglican Church, t Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong. 6 p.m.; V. D. M. A. Working Party, 3-7 p.m., St. Andrew's Hally H.K. Union Church, 5.30 p.m.
Rehearsals-Hongkong Singers.
Religious-St., Andrews Church Lentes Service. 9 p.m.
Bocial. Soldiers' Christian Assen, Church Hall, "30 pm Cheero" Cub Whist Drive. 8.30 p.m.
Sports
and Airmen': K. K. Union
who was promoted in the New Year list, is to join the star of the Naval Equipment Department to- day. Commander Blugemann has during thest two years been squadron, torpedo" oficer in the Second Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet, and, in 1931-33 he was tor- pedo officer of the aircraft-carrier Glorious He first went to sea in Badminton-Men's Doubles, Sai- that vessel when she was a cruiser, lors and Boldiers Home v. Kow- from May, 1917. In 1919-21 heloon Tong; V.R.C.
V. Ellot was sub-lieutenant of the destroy| “Å‚”
Hall
Woman at Tottennam Police Court: He was defnitely inno-e: Vendetta. It was in 1924-25 Cricket.-Semi-Final Large Units cent, so I gave him the henet.of that he specialized in torpedo Competition. Royal Artillery v. the doubt..
dutles, and his first ship as torpedo Smail Units (80okunpoo), 2 pm. officer was the cruiser Emerald in
Lawn Tennis-Open Doubles, M. K. and M, W. Lov. Paul Kong Club and Lai Kwang-tgun for Port Championship. W. A S. Grant
Registrar at Clerkenwell County Court: The truth escapes by ac- cident, even in court. I am be- ginning, very unfortunately, to be. lieve that the only way it does es- cape is by accident.
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the East Indies.
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPS Barham left Malta Sald (March 2).
G. Folglase; E., Bathurst v. D. M.
Devonshire and Diomede arrived Macdougal; Handicap Singles, H. Malta (March 2).
Dragon left Nevis for Antigua (March 1).
Dragon left Nevis for Antigua
SIX-YEAR NAVAL TREATY (March 1).
Committes Ordered To
Prepare. Text
London, March 12, At a meeting yesterday between Lord Monsell, First Lord of the Admiralty and chairman of the Naval Conference, and the naval heads of the foreign delegation, the first committee of the Naval Conference was instructed to pre pare the full text of the new Naval Treaty.
Garry arrived Alexandria (Feb.
29).
Hermes (March 2).
Hood arrived Vigo (March 21. Peterel left Shanghai for Yang tse (March 2).
arrived Hong Kong
J. Armstrong . T. C. Moraghan; G. E. R. Divett v M. Pagh.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 Anniversaries and Holidays.-- St. Huga, Bishop.
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Auctions: Houscho d Furniture. 14 Tak Shing Street, first floor, Kowloon, 10.30 a.m.
.Cinemas. King's "Red Salute." Queen's: Collegiate." Hood arrived Vico (March 2). Central: Werewolf Of London. Peterel left Shanghai for Yang-Oriental:-"Red Morning." tse (March 2).
World"Chinese Picture." Royal Sovereign and Leeward Alhambra.-"Seven Keys To Bald- left Devonport for Torbay (March
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MajesticTravelng Saleslady." Baguenay, Champlain, Skeena, Star: The Whole "Town's Talk- and Vancouver left Montego Bay (March 1,
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Club Tea. Dance, 5 to 7.30 p.m..
Entertainments: Cheero Club Concert, by Uncle Tom Cobbles and All," 9 D.m.
Meetings:- Kowloon Un'on Church Women's Guild Munthly Business Meating, 10.30 a.m.
Miscellaneous. Calms against the Estate of Alfred Laing, late f Chefoo, due...
Skate arrived Portland 2).
Submarine H 28 left Portland for Portsmouth (March 2),
Submarines 1 53 and # 33 left Portsmouth for Portland (March
2).
Yarra left Melbourne for West- ernport (March 23)
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS
Religious-Lent Service in St. The following appointments were John's Cathedra, 5.30 p.m. in made by the Admiralty yesterday.
Lt-Car-GA M. Williams, to Kowloon Tong Anglican Church Resolution, vice Phillips (April 1). Mission begins at Catholic Cathed
House. 8.30 p.m.; Annual Lent Payr. Mid-W/ C, F. Grant-Dal-
This will contain a reservation by Italy regarding the size of battleships, and will further in- [SHIMONOMEKI clude one or more so-called
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